Summer 2026 Newsletter
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Seeking Nonprofit Board Partners for 2026-27
Are you a Michigan nonprofit board member interested in our Golub Capital Board Fellows Program? In this unique program, you’ll collaborate with UM graduate students as they serve on your board and lead a curated project. To learn about the program and review application information, click here.
- Playworks Michigan has partnered with our program for the past two years. UM students Jasmin Lopez (MBA ’26); Monica Dick (MBA ’27) and Haley Viall (MBA ’27), along with Playworks Executive Director Judy Tipton, share their experiences in this news story.
CFO Bootcamps Return to Detroit
Are you running your Detroit small business or nonprofit without formal financial training? Our CFO Boot Camp equips you with the essential skills to build a financially strong organization, with no accounting degree required. You’ll implement real financial systems for your business during three powerful workshops:
- July 10: Bookkeeping Basics (Be the Bookkeeper)
- July 17: Understanding Your Business Numbers (Be the Accountant)
- July 24: Planning for Growth and Funding (Be the CFO)
Inside Impact Venture Demo Day
On April 16, the Ross School of Business Winter Garden was transformed into the Impact Venture Demo Day. Read the stories of the attendees, student founders, and dignitaries in attendance.
Ross Events:
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| Ross Juneteenth Celebration Wed, June 17 @ 11:30 am – 1:30 pm Blau Corner Commons, First Floor |
Learn about the Erb Institute Tues, July 14 @ Noon – 1 pm Zoom |
Map Your U-M Journey with the Impact Roadmap and Sustainability Navigator
The Business+Impact Impact Roadmap (UMImpactRoadmap.com) provides you with a single location for all social impact on the U-M campus. Here you’ll find all of the events, courses, people, and key partners working to use their learning to make a real impact in the world.
The Sustainability Navigator (UMSustainabilityNavigator.com) helps you identify sustainability resources across the University of Michigan so you can chart your personalized roadmap to a more sustainable future.
At the University:
OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
Proposals for the Center for American Dialogue
The Center for American Dialogue is a service-focused hub enabling students, faculty, staff and the public to directly challenge polarization and eroding civic trust. Make your Year One proposals in short courses, role-playing, community engagement, and more!
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
UM’s Juneteenth Events
UM Detroit Center Juneteenth Event – June 19
This is an opportunity for us to acknowledge the history of Juneteenth. Our liberation manifests itself in many different ways, so we take this moment to examine the story and the journey.
In the Impact Community:
Community Connect
Wed, June 17 @ 6-8 pm
NEW Center, 1100 N. Main St., Ann Arbor
Join Community Connect @ NEW – an evening gathering where community members can come together to share, connect, and collaborate as we strengthen our community of mutual support and care.
Points of Light Social Impact Conference
Join us at the Points of Light Conference 2026 in Washington, D.C.—where purpose-driven companies, nonprofit leaders and civic innovators come together to advance social impact, employee engagement and volunteer leadership.
Concert of Colors 2026
Concert of Colors is a free, family-friendly music festival featuring world-class performances held both indoors and outdoors at the Detroit Institute of Arts and across Metro Detroit’s leading cultural institutions.
RECEss Conference
RECESS stands for Resilience and Equity in the Clean Energy Sector Summit. We welcome people from all backgrounds, while intentionally creating access and opportunity for Black, Brown, and other historically underrepresented communities.